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DHS terminates Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan

  1. Original Date Announced

    April 11, 2025

    The New York Times reports that DHS will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted to Afghans under the Biden administration. According to DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin, "the secretary determined that Afghanistan no longer continues to meet the statutory requirements for its T.P.S. designation and so she terminated T.P.S. for Afghanistan." More than 9,000 Afghans held TPS as of September 2024 according to the Congressional Research Service.

    Trump 2.0 [ID #1682]

    2025.04.11 Reported: Trump Will End Temporary Protections for Afghans and Cameroonians - The New York Times
  2. Effective Date

    April 11, 2025
  3. Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)

    • May 7, 2025

      2025.05.07 Complaint - CASA, Inc. v. Noem

      CASA, Inc. sues DHS over the agency's attempt to terminate TPS designations for Cameroon and Afghanistan. The complaint alleges the terminations are unlawful under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and requests the court extend the countries' TPS designations until December and November 2025, respectively. CASA, Inc. v. Noem, 8:25-cv-01484-TDC (D. Md.).

      **Litigation entries are limited to initial complaints and major substantive rulings. For pleadings and additional information, use name and docket number to search Civil Rights Clearinghouse and CourtListener or visit Just Security Litigation Tracker**

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    • May 9, 2025

      2025.05.09 Joint Status Report - Casa, Inc. v. Noem

      The parties in Casa, Inc. v. Noem file a Joint Status Report where the government "represents that Afghan and Cameroonian nationals who have Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will retain that status, see 8 U.S.C. § 1254a(a)(1), (d)(4), (f), for at least 60 days following publication of any termination of Afghanistan’s or Cameroon’s TPS designation in the Federal Register, absent an individualized loss of TPS eligibility consistent with applicable legal requirements, see id. § 1254a(c)."

      **See litigation note above**

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    • May 13, 2025

      2025.05.13 DHS: Termination of the Designation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status

      DHS publishes a Federal Register notice announcing that the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will not renew the TPS designation for Afghanistan set to expire on May 20, 2025, and will terminate existing grants of TPS effective on July 12, 2025. According to the notice, the Secretary determined that "overall, there are notable improvements in the security and economic situation such that requiring the return of Afghan nationals to Afghanistan does not pose a threat to their personal safety" and "permitting Afghan nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to the national interest of the United States."

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Current Status

None

Original Trump Policy Status

Trump Administration Action: Program Termination
Subject Matter: TPS
Agencies Affected: USCIS

Commentary

  • 2025.05.14 Noem's claim that Afghan refugees can safely return to their Taliban-ruled homeland is 'just absurd,' advocates say - NBC News

    NBC News story on lawmakers and rights groups criticizing the decision to end TPS for Afghanistan. The DHS decision claimed Afghanistan's security and economic conditions now allow for safe return, but groups call the decision "just absurd" and say it will “put thousands of Afghans’ lives at risk and betray partners who had risked their lives to work for the U.S. military.”

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